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Dogs (101-150)

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A dog that means to bite does not show his teeth. — Turkish
A dog is never offended at being pelted with bones. — Italian
After a time even a dog makes a compromise with the cat. — Hungarian
All are not thieves whom the dog barks at. — German
All are not thieves that dogs bark at. — English
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An ill-tempered dog has a scarred nose. — Danish
An old dog does not growl for nothing. — African (Ovambo)
An ass was never cut out for a lap-dog. — English
An old dog barks not in vain. — English
An old dog does not growl for nothing. — African (Ovambo)
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An honest man does not make himself a dog for the sake of a bone. — Danish
An old dog does not grow used to the collar. — Italian
An old dog cannot be taught to sit up. — Burmese
An old dog does not fight with a whelp. — African (Ovambo)
An old dog will learn nothing. — Albanian
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An old dog will learn no new tricks. — English
An old dog does not fight with a whelp. — African (Ovambo)
An old dog does not bark in vain. — African (Shona)
An old dog bites sore. — English
An old dog does not bark for nothing. — French
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An old dog does not bark in vain. — African(Shona)
An old dog does not howl at the stump of a tree. — Basque
Anyone who sees a leopard knows it is not a dog. — African (Hausa)
As the old dog barks, so the young one. — English
As is the master, so is his dog. — Spanish
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At open doors, dogs come in. — English
Bacon is not for dogs. — Polish
Be a dog ever so quick to start it will not catch a monkey swarming up a tree. — African (Fulani)
Be on the watch when an old dog barks. — Serbo-Croatian
Better a dog in peacetime than a soldier in war. — Yiddish
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Better a dog in times of peace than a man in times of rebellion. — Chinese
Better a living dog than a dead lion. — German
Better have a dog for your friend than your enemy. — Dutch
Better have a dog fawn upon you than bite you. — English
Better for a man to have even a dog welcome him than bark at him. — Irish
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Beware of the dog that does not bark. — Portuguese
Beware of a silent dog and a still water. — English
Beware of a dog that does not bark. — Portuguese
Bite not the dog that bites. — Danish
Cut off the dog's tail, he remains a dog. — Italian
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Do not judge the dog by his hairs. — Danish
Dog does not eat dog. — English
Dogs have teeth in all countries. — Dutch
Dogs fight among themselves, but when the jackals cry they are united. — Indian (Kashmiri)
Dogs bark as they are bred. — English
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Dogs bark at those they don't know. — Italian
Dogs bark more from custom than fierceness. — English
Dogs gnaw bones because they cannot swallow them. — English
Dogs begin in jest and end in earnest. — English
Dogs that bark after a wagon keep out of the way of the whip. — American
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